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Thanksgiving Shit Show

Complete as many rounds as possible in 10 minutes of: 10 handstand push-ups to 6-in. deficit 20-calorie row 30 single-legged squats, alternating Tomorrow is the annual Thanksgiving Shit Show team workout! Please remember that you MUST sign-up for class in order to participate so hop on over to MBO and make it happen. We’ll see […]

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The Mainsite and the Benchmark Series, Part 1

Complete as many rounds as possible in 15 minutes of: 4 bar muscle-ups 45-lb. dumbbell Turkish get-ups, 6 reps 8 ring push-ups As we gear up for the start of the 2017 Benchmark Series, we thought we’d take a moment to talk about some of the whys behind the daily “what’s the workout?” and programming […]

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Benchmark Series Wrap Up 2016

Two squat cleans every minute for 15 minutes. Last month, we wrapped up the 2016 Benchmark Series. For 12 months, athletes were tested on 12 different workouts and four lifts on a quarterly basis. The goal of the series is to provide a structured basis for athletes to test their progress. Over the years, we […]

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Roots and Wine

Complete as many rounds as possible in 15 minutes of: 25 pull-ups 50-calorie row 100 overhead squats 50 box jumps 25 pull-ups Men use a 45-lb. barbell and 24-in. box Women use a 35-lb. barbell and 20-in. box Let the holiday celebrations begin now! Through the end of November, Boulder Wine Merchant is offering Roots members an amazing […]

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Welcome to the World…

Park Workout In teams of 3 complete 5 rounds: 50m slamball granny throws 50m slamball thruster throws 50m slamball shuttle Say hello to Zoe Beth Fezler, the newest addition to the Fezler family! Born on November 13th and weighing in at 7 lbs 14 oz. Sarah is doing great and can’t wait to return to […]

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Adaptive Ignorance

Snatch 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 Nothing like a post-snow-day to do some reading and get the mind stimulated, so this Friday I turn your attention to an article titled, “The Art of Looking“. It’s a review article of a book by the same name that explores the art of seeing. In a nutshell, the author takes trips around […]

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Thanksgiving Eve with Roots!

4 rounds: 5 back squats (155/105) 10 handstand push-ups 2 rope climbs Check your inbox for your invite to the Roots Thanksgiving Eve Happy Hour at FATE! Next Wednesday, November 23rd, from 5-7pm. This is our 5th year at FATE the night before our day of thanks and we hope you’ll join us. Please RSVP […]

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